Materialism will be our downfall

Published: Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 12:00 a.m.

To The Editor: God's created earth included air and water. (Genesis 1 and 2)

Corporations and governments shouldn't degrade this creation. What's the world doing in this regard?

Massive bombs were dropped on a city with more than 1 million people last year. Then news came out the U.S. must build bigger bombs to further penetrate the earth.

If the U.S. builds bigger bombs, will some other country also drop superbombs here?

The Book of Amos in the Old Testament talks about excessive wealth.

Today cars are being sold for a hundred thousand dollars, residences are being built for well more than $1 million. Yachts, personal jets, ultra clothes and other image-setters are being sold like there's no tomorrow.

This sort of thing is going on when there are other charitable needs to help people in the world. Amos wrote the extravagances will be taken away and they were around 732-724 B.C. by the Assyrians.

Can excessive wealth be taken away again like in history? Read "Vanity of Vanities." (Ecclesiastes Chapter 1)

How long will the U.S. support a Holy land political military and non-Christian government which makes slaves out of all of its citizens?

<p>To The Editor: God's created earth included air and water. (Genesis 1 and 2)</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Corporations and governments shouldn't degrade this creation. What's the world doing in this regard?</p><p>Massive bombs were dropped on a city with more than 1 million people last year. Then news came out the U.S. must build bigger bombs to further penetrate the earth.</p><p>If the U.S. builds bigger bombs, will some other country also drop superbombs here?</p><p>The Book of Amos in the Old Testament talks about excessive wealth.</p><p>Today cars are being sold for a hundred thousand dollars, residences are being built for well more than $1 million. Yachts, personal jets, ultra clothes and other image-setters are being sold like there's no tomorrow.</p><p>This sort of thing is going on when there are other charitable needs to help people in the world. Amos wrote the extravagances will be taken away and they were around 732-724 B.C. by the Assyrians.</p><p>Can excessive wealth be taken away again like in history? Read "Vanity of Vanities." (Ecclesiastes Chapter 1)</p><p>How long will the U.S. support a Holy land political military and non-Christian government which makes slaves out of all of its citizens?</p><p>James W. Shank</p><p>Hendersonville</p>